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The Max van der Stoel Award ceremony 2016

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The Association for Historical Dialogue and Research (AHDR), a Cyprus-based non-governmental organization, won the 2016 Max van der Stoel Award for its work on history teaching as a tool for reconciliation in Cyprus. The Hague, 24 October 2016.

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Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders presents the the Max van der Stoel Award 2016 to Alev Tuğberk and Kyriakos Pachoulides, co-presidents of the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research, a Cyprus-based non-governmental organization that works on using history teaching as a tool for reconciliation in Cyprus, The Hague, 24 October 2016.

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Ms. Damira Orozbaeva provides consultation on content and language integrated learning (CLIL) methodology as part of an HCNM project at the pilot school "Sh. Rysmendeev" in Kochkor district, Naryn province, Kyrgyz Republic, October 2016.

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Students simulating a press conference during a game held as part of an OSCE organized course on internet journalism at the International University for Humanities and Development, Ashgabat, 22 September 2016.

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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities held fifth regional summer school on multilingual and multicultural education in Central Asia 10 to 16 July in Cholponata in Kyrgyzstan.

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Students from across Moldova acquire essential debate skills in an event organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova, Vadul-lui-Vodă, 2 July 2016.

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The Mission supported the renovation of ‘Braka Ramiz’ primary school in Shuto Orizari municipality, Skopje, 24 June 2016

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Participants at OSCE's Alumni meeting addressing current security challenges and ways to promote youth participation in the development of a comprehensive security policy for Bosnia and HHerzegovina, Neum 12 June 2016

Why is education a useful tool for conflict prevention?

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Education can play a key role in the preventing conflict and is therefore a key focus of the High Commissioner on National Minorities. Among other things, education can foster a sense of opportunity and belonging, accommodate diversity and languages, and allow for multiple views on history.

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Alisa Feghiu and Liviu Rotaru from Elena Alistar Theatrical Lyceum in Chisinau, Moldova, placed second in the video contest Our school, our diversity.

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(l-r) OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors, and Srđan Verbić, Serbian Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development during the 20th anniversary of The Hague Recommendations Regarding the Education Rights of National Minorities, The Hague, the Netherlands, 20 April 2016.

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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors at 20th Anniversary of The Hague Recommendations Regarding the Education Rights of National Minorities, The Hague, 21 April 2016. http://www.osce.org/hcnm/236191